Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-31

The Gate City Likely to be in the
Southern League.

ROuAiACTh ACdk uCs
Atlanta is at last moving to secure
franchise in the league. Irving Brewer,
WHO'S A. J. Reach & Co.'S. representative,
telegraphed President Morrow from New
Orleans day or two ago to hold fran
chise for Atlanta until Feb. 10.
1t is reported that Brewer aud others
want to put CLUB in Atlanta. 3. w.
| Harrison, OF Birmingham, has also made
formal application for franchise. Chat
tanOoga has decided to stay out. Presl-
dent Morrow has notified Mr.. Brewer that
he will leave tue matter open until teo,
10, and he has written the President Of
each Of the league clubs to this effect. In
his letter to President Haas he says:
If Mr.. Brewer succeeds in getting up a
club ia ALBANIA, ana II Mr.. Harrison carf
organize another at Birmingham, and thcy
both make application and put uD the forfeit
OF $1,000, VIII grant them franchise, pro,
vded both clubs put up the guarantee fund
prevlpu7 to the date mentioned. ! cannot
admit the seventh club unless the eighth one
is secured. We now have a league of six
clubs, viz: Memphis, Nashville, Savannah,
M0uIle, Charleston ard New Orleans. should
there be no more applicants, the league will
open, continue and close with the SIX clubs
named.
Some OF the clubs are anxious to open the
season about A pril 49, and desire to have an
expression from your club upon this PROPOSE
ton. If ny advancing the date OF the season
10 the time mentioned does not work very
serious Interference with any of the clubs in
the matter Of their eXhb ton games, can see
no good reason why the opening league games
should be deferred.
Jack dneed, the wide-a wake manager
of the Memphis club, is rapidly com
pieting his team. He has just signed
George Baker, st. Louis catcher. Baker
formerly caught George McGinrlss, and
has played with the st. Louis MarOons
and other League and Association teams.
he has also closed contract with &. J.
Doyle, OF HolyOke, Mass. TO play thIrd
base DOYLE will be remem bered as short
stop OF the same team in 1885, and is said
to be wonderful base runner aud an eX-
cgIent striker. c. n. Smith, of Deca tur,
~, who pitched last season In Little
Rock and earned for himself quite pu-
tation as twirler, has also signed witu
Sneed. The addition OF these two COM
pletes the Memphis team, with the eXcep.
ton of trst-c'ass boxman, whom Mana
ger Sneed expects to secure In a few days.
The recent changes which Manager
Powell have made in the club leave no
doubt that Charleston will be represented
by one of the strongest fielding teams in
the league.
President Toby Hart, OF the New Or
leans club, has sent notices to the sixteen
League team at New Orleans to report on
FEB. 10, if they can do so without preju-
dice TO their business. Ii Is desired TO
get nine together to play against the
Cinclnnats, and at the same time test
the players early in the season.
The American Association echedule
has been arranged, but will not be pub
llshed until it has been approved at
meeting of the association, to he held at
open April Is and close Sept. 10. Each
club will play 40 games, seventy of
which will be contested on the home
grounds.
Advice from Mobile is to the effect that
the chances are bright there for base ball,
and that everybody is enthusiastic on the
subject OF the coming club. There is as
great rivalry as ever, and the Oft-eX-
pressed desire is to defeat New Orleans.
Bets are even now being made that Mo-
bile Will beat the New Orleans team the
nrst time they play together. Manager
JOnn f. Kelly, OF the Acids of last year. 5
Gulf League, will again manage the
team, and his enterprise and dash will
bring good men under the Gulf City's
banner. he will have Duffy and HAYES,
Of his last years club, bOtn runners,
batteTs and tielders of considerable abiI-
Ity, and will start at once to sign the rest
OF the team. AS lar as 1nanclal backing
is concerned the club is all right. There
were 1l2 shares OF stock taken in Fl We
hOurs-making $4,000 available for a
start. The City Railroad Company,
which takes the public to the base ball
park at Mobile, donated $4,000. making
81, 800 on hand for business. The dona-
tiOn is to aid the club In fitting up the
park and grand stand. So the prospect is
not only for Mobile being in the league.
but that she Will nave fine team to re-
present her as well. Mr.. Spira, the I'M
firing president, Manager Kelly, and the
rest of the stockholders, will see to it tina
the Mobile interests are we'll taken
care of.
j. L. Hardness OF Due West, who has
been signed as pitcher by the Williams
port, Pa, club, is the first South CARROLL
MAN who is known to have become a pro-
iessional bass ball player. The Colum b a
Base Ball Club take pleasure in the
thought that they aided in bringing him
out. He played with the Columbus part
of last season, and while with them never
lost game. His ASSOCIATION with sew
eral professional players on this nine Is
believed 10 have secured the outside at
ttenion TO his merits, resulting in this
engagement. Hardness pitcnes q very
strong and swift bali, and is a capital
thrower to bases. A little more science
will make him formidable as pitcher.
He is already good "all-round" player.
The Louisville combination, now plav-
ing in California, Will finish up about the
middle OF February and come East. They
are having a very successful trip, and
have been making plenty of money,